1,021 In early 1973 MONEY cheered the Dow’s recent crossing of “the mystical 1,000 barrier.” The magazine cautioned readers about “stock market letters” — an early ’70s term for investment newsletters — even as it noted that the large ...

NEW YORK — Seven trading days. That’s how long it took the Dow to rocket from 25,000 to 26,000. The market’s latest milestone, reached on Tuesday just after the opening bell, easily sets the record for the fastest rise between 1,000 …

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average briefly plunged nearly 1,600 points Monday as two days of steep losses for U.S. stocks brought an end to a period of record-setting calm in the market. The Dow recouped about half that loss …

It’s strange to think of Warren Buffett, who is obsessive about stock research, as a passive Dow Jones Industrial Average stock index. But in a way, he has become close to it. Including Buffett’s just disclosed purchase of IBM stock, the …

Used widely as a measure of the U.S. economy’s overall health, a stock index hit a milestone on Wednesday, but local financial advisers tell people investing for retirement to look beyond the number and not make rash changes to their …

A broad rally on Wall Street propelled the Dow Jones industrial average to close above 26,000 points for the first time Wednesday. The sharp gains also delivered record highs for the Standard &Poor’s 500 index and the Nasdaq …

The Dow Jones Industrial Average took a triple-digit nose dive Tuesday ahead of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address where many expect him to boast about the equity market rally. If recent history is any indicator, any …